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Tim Murphy

Business Crime Politics

The Fall of King Coal

The dangerous corporate ethos of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, who is on trial after an explosion at one of his mines killed 29.

Tim Murphy Mother Jones Nov 2015 35min Permalink

Politics

Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core

How an education reform effort became the new Obamacare.

Tim Murphy Mother Jones Sep 2014 25min Permalink

Sex Science

Sex Without Fear

The debate surrounding Truvada, the first drug approved by the FDA to prevent HIV.

Tim Murphy New York Jul 2014 20min Permalink

Politics Sports

Smokey and the Bandit

How Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, with a little help from the Bush Administration, got 140 trees chopped down in a national park to improve his view and ruined the life of a park ranger in the process.

Tim Murphy Washington Monthly Jan 2014 25min Permalink